ColdCast is part of the Justice League Elite. He is lead by a woman named Sister Superior. She is the sister of Manchester Black. Manchester Black lead an original team called the Elite. The following is from a website called:
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The Elite are a band of extremely powerful metahumans who took it upon themselves to "free the Earth of scum." They abided no laws and thus quickly came into conflict with Superman during their first mission in Tripoli, Libya. There they took out a renegade giant ape, but also thousands of Libyan troops. They quickly dispatched Superman then disappeared. They soon appeared again in Tokyo to take down the Samurai Roshu, a group private guerillas. Superman called them to a showdown on Jupiter's moon, Io. They had apparently killed the Man of Steel, but Superman returned triumphant. He poisoned Menagerie, turned the vacuum of space and super-speed against the Hat and Coldcast, and disabled the metahuman portion of Manchester Black's brain. The JLA took the villains into custody. Their headquarters — a ship dubbed "Bunny" — was originally a sentient bacteria colony which the Elite had highjacked and enslaved. Superman freed this ship. (Action #775) truth, Superman had only given Black a concussion. President Luthor and his cabinet members Sam Lane and Amanda Waller implanted Black with regulatory nanites to keep him in line. Black was then made field leader of a new Suicide Squad. This team's mission was to release and reprogram Doomsday to battle Imperiex. After this, Black secretly freed himself of the nanites. (Adv. of Superman #593-594)
Now a government operative, Black began shadowing the Man of Steel and eventually discovered Superman's secret identity. He shared this information with Lex Luthor. Black betrayed Luthor and reassembled the Elite one last time. He sent them to assassinate Luthor, which Superman prevented. It was then that Menagerie revealed that the Elite were acting against their wills. Indeed, Black induced a stroke in her for her betrayal. Apparently, Menagerie did not recover, but it is unclear whether she is dead. Coldcast and the Hat remained at large. (Action #795)
In the end, Manchester Black tricked Superman into thinking he'd murdered Lois Lane. Black's death-wish was to trick Superman into killing him, thus proving Superman's imperfection. When this failed, Black wiped all knowledge of Superman's secret identity from Luthor's brain, and then committed suicide. (Action #796)
Version Two of the Elite is quite another story. Manchester's sister, Vera Lynn, took it upon herself to clear the family name and reassembled the Elite. As Sister Superior, she is bonded to a powerful biomechanical arsenal, which she can shape at will. Vera convinced the Dragon to once again become The Hat, and recruited Coldcast and Menagerie's sister (Menagerie II) and approached the JLA with a proposition…
It seems that the Hat had sensed a powerful chaos emanating from the Earth's very being. The mother goddess, Gaea, was awakening and in her anger she threatened to destroy humanity. Vera concocted a plan that would hopefully unite the world against a common threat and prove the human race's worth to the goddess. Though Superman was understandably hesitant to ally with the new Elite, the JLA's Manitou Raven and Major Disaster both confirmed Black's prophesies. The JLA and the Elite subsequently staged an elaborate battle whereby it appeared that the Elite were unstoppable and would completely enslave the world. The JLA convinced all the world's nations to band together against this threat; Gaea awoke and did indeed concede that humans were worthy of inheriting the planet.
After this, Sister Superior boldly proposed the formation of a sort of "black ops" JLA team — the JLA Elite. With her deep cover experience, Black wanted a team that would use unconventional means to combat threats the JLA would normally not tackle. Both Superman and Batman denied Vera membership in the League, which angered several of their teammates. Raven, Disaster and the Flash all believed that Black had proved herself worthy, and allied with her in this new venture. (JLA #100)
Coldcast possesses Palmer Metahuman (PM) ratings which rival Superman. Coldcast (Craig) can apparently control matter at the atomic level. By rendering electrons inert, he can essentially stop time. This can also be used to effect an electromagnetic pulse, to cripple electronic devices. He is sensitive to the Earth's electromagnetic field.
Major Disaster
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Originally, Paul Booker was a cheap crook with a police record, on the run from the law. Finding an unlocked apartment window, he slipped inside to hide from the pursuing police. By chance, he had chosen the home of Thomas Kalmaku, the former friend and confidant of Green Lantern. Furthermore, he accidentally activated a control for a hidden panel, revealing Thomas' Green Lantern Casebook.
Upon reading the volume, Booker learned the secrets behind both Green lantern and the Flash. Using the knowledge to his advantage, Booker adopted the costumed identity of Major Disaster. He immediately hired a group of brilliant criminal scientists to fashion devices that could create disasters. He then set about to expose the identities of Green Lantern and the Flash, but the heroes defeated him quickly, accidentally causing an explosion that apparently killed him. (Green Lantern #43)
But the Count of Calamities was not dead. His device had scattered his atoms, but months later, they coalesced and he returned to normal. His scientists came up with a new device to protect Disaster from any destruction he created. (??)
Seeking revenge against The heroes, Disaster used his knowledge of GL's identity, but was defeated a second time. However, he tried to reveal Jordan's secret to the police but discovered that the power ring commanded Booker to be unable to say Jordan's name aloud. Also, Disaster had tried to internalize the disaster-causing power but found it slowly destroying him, so he tried to transfer the increasing surplus power into a super-hero, choosing Superman. The Man of Steel stopped Disaster from succeeding and imprisoned him. (??)
After many months, Disaster returned, seeking final revenge against the Emerald Crusader, but was frustrated to find John Stewart now wielding the ring. Disaster nearly destroyed portions of Los Angeles before begin driven seemingly insane (he believed that everyone was actually Green Lantern). (GL #183)
But throughout his career as a villain, Paul Booker was nagged by what he knew in his heart: the real difference between right and wrong. Though he next became the leader of a group of wisecracking villains (the second Injustice League [Justice League America #23]), he tried to minimize the damage their crimes would do. Ever in search for the next big score, Disaster and Big Sir broke the bank in the casino of the newly formed "Club JLI," on the island of KooeyKooeyKooey. But before they could spend their winnings, the island itself got up and went! In face of geological chaos, Disaster was recruited by the JLA to help stabilize the island. Aquaman guided him beneath the waves, where he anchored the island to an underwater volcano. Instead of fleeing, Disaster chose to return topside and face justice. (JLA #34-35)
Max Lord, the JLI chief, gave Booker and the Injustice League their first chance at reformation after the villains inadvertently stopped a terrorist attack. To keep them in check, Max set them up as "Justice League Antarctica" and they were joined by two other pests: G'nort and the Scarlet Skier. This embassy was quickly destroyed when Major Disaster defeated some killer penguins. (JLA Annual #4) The group defaulted back to crime and attempted to steal from the cult of Minister Sun. In the end, their fruits were again stolen from them. (JLQ #4)
When Neron began offering wishes in exchange for souls, Major Disaster accepted the deal. In it, he gained greatly enhanced chaos-causing abilities. (Aquaman v.5 #14) His second break came when Disaster and his colleagues were recruited for a mission in the Suicide Squad. Big Sir and Clock King perished (Multi-Man is immortal), but afterwards, Major Disaster stayed on with the Squad. This Squad was very short-lived, but in exchange for his services, Booker was granted freedom. (Suicide Squad, v.2 #1) After this group's leadership fell apart, Disaster accepted another mission at Superman's request. The Man of Steel offered Booker a chance to turn his life around and help him battle several villians.
Oddly enough, Major Disaster's career was closely followed by the Batman. Apparently the Dark Knight saw something essentially good in Booker because he was recruited to join a substitute JLA when the main team was lost in time (JLA #69).
Major Disaster originally relied on a variety of unique weapons to cause natural disasters to happen. He has since managed to make that power part of himself and can now generate disasters — great and small — at will. Disaster was one of those who accepted an offer from the demon Neron. Booker gained immense power from the deal, the ability to perceive the strands of chaos running around him. These he can then manipulate to various effects (usually catastrophic). He can even divine the fates of individuals by observing these chaos lines.
There does not appear to be any limitation on his power, but even when Disaster is not concentrating, he can cause trouble. Disaster also has devised a personal force field.
Major Disaster can essentially create an disaster possible. Tidal waves, Tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes, fuel line explosions, disruption of other people's powers, and even a meteorite storm.
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Zatanna
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Giovanni "John" Zatara was born on March 10, 1919. Descended from a long line of magicians and mystics, Zatara also became a powerful mage. At the age of fifteen, he receives a box of magic tricks from his grandfather, and began practicing stage magic. (DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #5, Secret Origins #27) Using only his last name, he became a stage magician and crime fighter and debuted early in the Golden Age of heroes. He was a contemporary of the likes of Dr. Occult and Sargon. (Action #1) He occasionally teamed up with other mystics, and during World War II, he also joined the super-hero community in the All-Star Squadron. (All-Star Squadron #59)
Thirty years ago, Zatara met Sindella of the Homo magi race in Turkey. They relocated to America and their daughter, Zatanna, was born within a year. Several months later, Sindella faked her death in a car crash to spare Zatanna from being captured by the Homo magi. (Justice League of America #164)
Zatanna also had a romantic relationship with John Constantine, which began when they first studied magic together. As Zatanna was still a teenager, Zatara always disapproved of this union; he felt his daughter deserved a better, smarter, more heroic man than Constantine. They broke up following an incident in Newcastle, where he destroyed the demon, Nergal with the help of three Angels. After this, Constantine was committed to a mental asylum.
When she was only eighteen years old, Zatanna's father was cursed by an evil elemental known Allura. Since the nature of Allura's curse was such that both Zatanna and Zatara would die if the two ever set eyes on one another again, Zatara decided to leave Earth and travel among various mystical realms in order to protect his daughter. When she noticed her father was missing, however, Zatanna began a lengthy search for him. With the help of the Justice League, Zatanna finally located her father in the mystic dimension of Kharma and helped Allura's heroic counterpart to force her evil twin to remove the curse. (#51)
Zatanna teamed with the JLA several more times (#87, 100) before becoming a member. She joined after helping the JLA battle the War lock of Ys, one of Green Lantern's old nemeses, (Justice League of America #161) and remained a member until just before the Martian Manhunter dissolved the Justice League after Professor Ivo began systematically murdering its members. (#257)
Eventually, Zatanna went in search of her mother as well. She discovered the hidden Homo magi society, who had enslaved Sindella. Sindella committed suicide to destroy in order to save Zatanna from the same fate. (#162-165)
It is said that Zatanna is made up of pure magic, and she is considered one of the most formidable mages on the planet. For a time, she lost a great deal of this power (#191) Just before she left the JLA, Zatanna mystically merged with the "Godhead," the collective consciousness of all beings, living and dead. She believed that this event would change her life forever. Perhaps it did; when she next appeared, it appeared that her magical abilities were back at full strength. (World's Finest #277, Spectre v.2 #7)
Zatanna and her father were part of a large collection of Earth's sorcerers assembled by John Constantine to battle the primordial Shadow Creature that threatened Heaven itself, a battle which cost Zatara his life. (Swamp Thing #50) Zatanna blamed Constantine for Zatara's death and the two parted bitterly. Zatanna also aided the Spectre against the alien sorcerer known as Wotan, (Spectre #7) and battled Felix Faust along side Dr. Mist. (Secret Origins #27)
Zatanna now operates on the fringes of the metahuman world. Although she has returned to active JLA duty, she has occasionally acted in reserve capacity, and she was appointed liaison between the JLA and the Sentinels of Magic. (JLA #68, JLA: Black Batptism #4) She craves the limelight and has built a successful national stage show. At times, she still encounters Constantine, but it is clear that they are now just friends. (Books of Magic v.1, Zatanna: Everyday Magic)
Zatara and Zatanna descend from a distinguished line of ancestors including: Leonardo da Vinci; Nicholas Flamel (who is still alive [JLA Annual #2]; Nostradamus; Cagliostro (a.k.a. Joseph Balsamo, Guiseppe Balsamo, also still alive); Luigi Zatara (grandfather of Zatara) and Evan Fulcanelli (unknown relationship to Zatara, described as an "uncle" of Zatanna, deceased).
NOTES: The exact date of Zatara's debut is subject to debate. His origin was first told in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #5 (March 1980), which cites November 14, 1938. The History of the DC Universe #1 confirms the year. Later, Secret Origins #27 retold the origin using the date September 1, 1939.
Exactly when Zatanna regained her powers is debatable. They were back in World's Finest #277 (3.82). But the letter column of JLofA #260 (3.87) claims she got them back in Swamp Thing #50 (7.86). The Justice League Sourcebook states that they returned in JLofA #257.
Zatara also appeared in a pre-Crisis Earth-1 tale where he met the young Clark Kent at age 3 (New Adventures of Superboy #14, 2.81) and later as Superboy (age 16, #49, 1.84)
P O W E R S
Both Zatara and Zatanna have the power to manipulate magical forces by means of words spoken backwards. (However, this may only be optional in Zatanna's case; she uses that method in honor of her father, and as a concentration aid.) In addition, both Zatara and Zatanna are excellent stage magicians, prestidigitators and escape artists. Zatanna can basically do anything as long as she says it backwards. (i.e synnubs knip otin nrut sregnevA llA / All Avengers turn into pink bunnies)
Captain Atom
Source of History : http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/profiles/captainatom.html
In the sixties, Captain Nathaniel Adam, USAF, was tried and convicted of treason, despite his protests that he had been framed. The sentence for his supposed crime was death, but the Air Force offered Adam a full pardon if he would take part in a top secret research project. For the project, Adam had to allow himself to be wrapped up in a cocoon composed of an alien alloy captured from a crash-landed spacecraft. The entire cocoon was then placed on top of a Hydrogen bomb, which was promptly detonated. Apparently, the scientists were hoping to learn about the properties and resilience of the alloy.
This experiment ended with Nathaniel Adam being utterly vaporized, and the alien alloy along with him. Or so it seemed at the time. The bomb really created two entities, both of which identified themselves as Nathaniel Adam. The new entity was composed entirely of the alien alloy; he was blown through the "quantum field" and rematerialized nearly twenty years into the future. This "Adam" emerged endowed with great atomic super-powers derived from the alloy itself. The original Adam became stranded in a void, where over decades, he slowly regained control of himself and tapped his own considerable super-powers.
Upon this startling reappearance, Adam was reunited with General Wade Eiling, the man who had presided over his original court martial board. Eiling offered Adam a deal: if he would work as a super-powered operative for the US Government, he would receive a full pardon for all of his earlier offenses; if not, he would be executed. The government then invented an elaborate background and history for Captain Atom that omitted all of his military connections and presented him to the unsuspecting public as the newest superhero sensation.
From this point on, the Captain began using the name Cameron Scott in private, an identity that is part of the government's cover-up. (Captain Atom #1) Shortly after the latest incarnation of the Justice League went international, Uncle Sam decided that it wanted to have a man on the inside who could secretly keep the military posted on JLI activities. The ideal man for this job, of course, was Captain Atom, who was accepted into the League after some US Government bigwigs pulled a few strings. (Justice League International #7) Atom's brief career in the Justice League has been so distinguished that he was selected to command the army of Earth's heroes that repelled the Dominator's recent invasion. (Invasion! #2) Captain Atom currently heads up the European branch of the JLI. (Justice League International #24, Justice League Europe #1)
Captain Atom finally left the government's service, having come to a shaky agreement with General Eiling. In public, Captain Atom clung to the government's invented cover history in order to avoid embarrassment. (Captain Atom Annual #1) Originally, he kept many of his personal secrets from the Justice League. He never confided that his public origin was false, and even lied to the Blue Beetle to secure his help, telling the Beetle that he'd worked with the original Blue Beetle. With the help of Beetle, Booster Gold and Mister Miracle, Captain Atom managed to solve the twenty-year-old mystery of his frame-up, clearing his name once and for all. (Captain Atom #27-29) Eventually, after having broken his ties to the Air Force, Atom revealed his true background to the League. (JLI Annual #3) In particular, Blue Beetle's respect for the Captain was diminshed following this revelation.
For his superior performance leading the Earth's superhero forces against the Dominator invasion, Captain Atom was reinstated in the military and promoted to major. (Invasion! #2) Captain Atom's military background came in handy as the leader of Justice League Europe. Though he never really managed to endeared himself to his JLE subordinates, many in the Justice League still looked to him for decisive direction. He stayed with the JLE until the Armageddon event, in which he was believed to have been killed by Monarch's bomb. However, the two were blown into the past. Cap returned in the midst of the Overmaster's arrival and he was asked to lead a group called the League Busters against the JLI. (JLE #65)
After this, he returned to Justice League service, but because of clashing ideologies with Wonder Woman, he split from the JLI to form his own branch, known for its brand of "Extreme Justice." In the course of their adventures Cap discovered the true nature of his origins, that he was in fact a quantum duplicate of Nathaniel Adam. (Extreme Justice #13) The original Adam resurfaced as a vengeful adversary, Monarch II. (EJ #0, 6) After learning about this, Cap confidently adopted the name of Cameron Scott permanently. Extreme Justice soon disbanded and shortly thereafter he married Bette San Souci, the former super-villain called Plastique. (He mentioned as his new "wife" and tried out a new costume during the formation of a new hero group: the L.A.W.) Captain Atom and Plastique first met as adversaries (Captain Atom #2), but after discovering each others' capacity for self-sacrifice (#8), they began to grow closer. (He proposed to her in #50).
Captain Atom maintains an active career, serving on many fronts. He maintains JLA reserve status and has ties to the loose-knit organization called the L.A.W. From time to time, he is also called upon directly by the U.S. government. (Superman/Batman #1-4) Most recently he has accepted Maxwell Lord's offer to regroup with his original Justice League comrades in the Superbuddies. Almost immediately, the team was abducted by Roulette, and under the villain's control, Captain Marvel II pummeled Cap nearly to death. He was taken to S.T.A.R. Labs, under whose care he presumably recovered. (Formerly...)
Captain Atom made the ultimate sacrifice, however, in defiance of his country and President (Luthor). Knowing that Superman would not be able to stop an oncoming kryptonite meteor, Atom manned the ship that would decimate the fragment. In doing so, he apparently perished. (Superman/Batman #6) However, since Atom has in the past been "killed" in explosions, only to be revealed as having been thrown to another time period. Given that he could survive a nuclear explosion, anything is possible.
Source for Powers : http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/c/capatom2.htm
Captain Atom's powers are derived entirely from the alien alloy that has merged with his body; by covering his body with this alloy at will he gains the standard set of superhero powers (flight, super strength, and invulnerability) and several others. Captain Atom has an energy absorption power that's second to none in the DCU, he is able to absorb just about any form of energy and store it in his person; however, if he absorbs too much at any given time he will more-or-less skip into the near future.
Captain Atom can also fire "atomic energy blasts" from his hands, which aren't nearly as destructive as they sound. By all accounts Captain Atom is one of the most powerful superheroes in the DCU, easily outstripping Superman in some respects.
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Thor has never utlized his supposed lightspeed in combat. Ultron? Never used it. Hyperion? Never used it. Count Nefaria? Never used it. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers clearly states that Thor does not have lightpeed except through teleportation. That's why Level 7 stands for "warp speed" Warp = teleportation.
Big Barda
Source : http://www.starnet-database.com/dbase_deo/profiles/barda/barda.html
Overview: Big Barda is a warrior from the planet Apokolips, raised and bred for battle. Armed with her city destroying Mega-rod, her enigmatic motherbox and her near-divine nature, Barda battles to protect the Earth, from her once-patron and now mortal enemy, Darkseid.
Barda has been recently sent back to Earth to control the extremely powerful and emotionally unstable Dog of War, Orion, Son of Darkseid. She and Orion have been sent to Earth by the new Highfather, Takion, to protect the Earth from an as yet unknown menace and have allied themselves with the new Justice League and bringing their fierce combative natures, incredible power and advanced technology to the League.
History: First child to one of Darkseid's special breeders, Barda was stolen from her mother and placed into a generation matrix to enhance her already extraordinary birthright as a member of the New Gods. Further trained in the firepits of Apokolips, first as a dog soldier of Darkseid and later as an elite member of the fearsome Female Furies, and then lead by the tyrannical Granny Goodness, Barda came to be known as the fiercest warrior that Granny Goodness had ever created. Later, fallling in love with and marrying the super escape artist, Scott Free, also known as Mister Miracle, Barda retired from the life of a warrior and settled into a quiet life away from battle. Life as a housewife did not last long as the two were constantly drawn back into the fray against the machinations of Darkseid and eventually the two returned to New Genesis to live.
Special Powers/Abilities
The beings of New Genesis themselves Gods and live outside of normal time and space in a realm called the Fourth World. These New Gods have evolved due to their close proximity to the Source, a primeaval energy, believed to be one of the ultimate foundations of the Universal Expression of Energy, along with their superior technology, into beings of genetic stability and evolutionary perfection. The denizens of New Genesis are stronger, faster, and smarter than homo sapiens, despite their resemblance to the same. It is believed that there is a connection between the Fourth World and the Third World (our universe) but that connection has yet to be completely explored. Since there are physical similarities, perhaps the races of the Fourth World help populate the planets of the Third World at an earlier time in the history of the Universe.
Super Strength: Barda's super strength comes from her heritage as a member of New Genesis, where all of the people of that realm are genetically superior to normal humans in their physical characteristics. She was later augmented by Darkseid to further increase her strength and stamina twenty-fold. Barda's strength is nearly on the order of Wonder Woman's lifting weights weighing nearly fifty tons.
Endurance/Stamina: Barda's superhuman endurance has been trained by being a dog soldier of Apokolips and later the leader of the Female Furies. Barda's physiology allows her to process her biological wastes more efficently and as such can function at her peak efficiency for a much longer time than a normal human. With her advanced combat training, she is superior to even members of the New Gods who have not received such training.
Weapons and Tools: The Mega-Rod: Barda's signature weapon, no other has ever been seen. Its origin is unknown, and its powers are vast and numerous. It's primary ability is to project energy (of an unknown nature and origin) against whatever Barda hits with the Mega-Rod. The amount of damage able to be done has been sufficient to demolish an entire building.
She may also use it to project beams of force, sufficient to drive back even Orion, the most fearsome of the New Gods. It has been seen to create crude barriers of force, absorb energies directed at it or its wielder, and to create the interdimensional gateways called Boom-Tubes used by the dwellers in New Genesis/Apokolips dimension to visit this one. A boom-tube may also be used to travel within this dimension if the traveller knows both locations or has a Mother Box in the other location to lock onto.
The Mother Box: The true nature of these living computers/beings is unknown. Called Mother Boxes by their users/partners, these beings/devices possess wonderous powers and abilities not understood even by their users. How they came to be involved with the beings of New Genesis is not known. Mother Boxes have sacrificed themselves for causes they have believed in and are greatly respected by the people of New Genesis, speaking of them as loving, living entitites in the shape of a small box worn much like a common day pager on Earth.
Mother Boxes have been seen to: Access the Energy of the Source for various effects, change the gravitational constant of an area, transfer energy from one place to another, control the mental state of a host, communicate telepathically with a host or other life form, manipulate the life-force of a host to sustain it past fatal injuries, open or close boom-tubes, take over and control non-sentient machines, evolve non-sentient machines, merge sentient beings into a single more powerful being, sustain a life form in a hostile environment such as space, and many others. Mother Boxes have an affinity for the Source and are believed to draw their power it.
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Zatanna is not a Supreme Sorcerer. Her profile says she's an accomplished stage magician, with nowhere near the amount of magical experience as Strange. If she isn't the most powerful magician in DC, she is nowhere near Dr. Strange's level. You said the same of Dr. Fate. Both statements are questionable.
I couldn't find anything on Hourman III. But from what limited information I read he is an android from the 853rd Century with time sight (i.e. he can see things before they happen) and time control. He's kinda like a person who's already seen a movie on a VCR and controls the remote. Ya know, fast forward, backward, pause, etc. He can also time travel to any timeline. But he can only do it for 1 hour per day.